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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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